Shellie Edington's first Crossfit workout was a miserable experience. Lying in a pool of sweat on the gym floor at the end of a bodyweight workout, as Shellie so eloquently noted in our conversation, she felt she'd had her butt handed to her.

As a former gymnast and regular gym goer Shellie wasn't quite prepared for the workout and the discovery that her body just couldn't do what it used to - including a regular push up. And then there was the realisation that Shellie was afraid to go back and try another Crossfit workout. It hurt and it was scary but instead of letting the fear take over she used it as the motivation to go back to Crossfit and face her fear head on.

Over the next seven years, Shellie went from lying on the floor that gym to standing on top of the Crossfit Games podium on three occasions  - the pinnacle being crowned the 2016 Crossfit Women's 50-54 age group champion.

But Shellie's journey to the podium wasn't an easy one and I guarantee you'll pick up some mental strength gems from our discussion.

In this episode you'll hear Shellie talk about how to manage your inner critic so you're in control, how to deal with anxiety as an athlete, why you should talk to others about your dreams and goals to have the success you want and why and how you should start visualising right now. Plus listen as Shellie comes to a realisation about her own mental strength during our conversation and what she plans to do about it.

This episode is packed with mental strength nuggets from the perspective of an athlete whose had to focus intensely on getting her mental game just right. So grab a pen and paper and be ready to inspired by Shellie Eddington.